States debate future of State Governors in a republic at Premiers’ Conference
Prime Minister announces visit by the Queen early in 2000 – welcomed by Australians for A Constitutional Monarchy Executive Director, Mrs Kerry Jones, to celebrate the resounding NO vote they expect in November
Dame Edna Everage announces that the Queen is pro-republic for Australia
Newspoll survey published in The Australian shows that 61% of women, compared with 51% of men questioned (1200 in city and country locations) had not read or were unaware of the preamble. In total, 22% approved and 17% disapproved of…
The Sunday Telegraph carries a story that the office of the Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner had been inundated with complaints from women about the preamble. Commissioner Susan Halliday was reported to be preparing her own version as a result.
Prime Minister releases draft preamble lacking an equality statement and with an inadequate reference to our Indigenous peoples, but containing a reference to “mateship”, for public comment by 30 April
Government releases exposure drafts of the referendum bills for public comment.
National Convention of Republicans, Launching the YES Coalition for the 1999 Referendum, held in Canberra.
